Arm-adjusting device for display-figures.



interchange of diderent forms of arms on EMI'L.

THEO. PALivIENBEnm-or NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL T. PALMENBERG, a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of the city of New York, borough of .Manhattan, in the county a and 1 State" jof New York, have invented'a new andlmproved Arm-Adjustin vDevice for Display.=Figures,y of whichthe ollowing is a full, clear, and y exact description.

The-invention relates to' display figures ofv wax orl other suitable material, andits ob-l ject is to` provide a new and improved arm adjusting device tatedressing and draping of the'same and to give anypdesired pose to the arm. Another obj ectcisto permit .the manufacturer to separately manufacture the bodyl and the arms and to allow convenientv packing and safe shipping of the display ligure with the arms detached.I Another object is yto lpermit the the same body ofv a display `ligure, thus enabling am'anufacturer to supply a display figure with adesired set or sets of arms, and

to' enable the user'to place a desired pair of larms on a display figure. f f

With these and other objects in' view, the invention consists yof-certain novel 4features ofjconstruction, as hereinafter `shown and describedA and 'then specifically pointed vout A in theclaims. l f* A practical embodiment ofthe invention is represented lin the accompanying`fdrawings formingapartof this specification, in which similarv characters yof reference' indij f cate corresponding parts'in all the views.

Figure 1 is a-rear facevievvV of a portion of one arm provided Vwitha pivotal vattaching holding member;

Fig'. 2 isa side elevation/of a `portion of pivotal holding member;

Fig.- 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation ofthe adjusting device .in position on the shoulder and arm of la display figure;

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Figpt is a perspective view of a display.Y

figure 'provided with the'improved``.arm adjusting'device. f

Each of theA arms 10 of a display4 figure 11 islconnected with the corresponding shoulder portion'12 of the display figure in such a manner as to lpermit detaching the arm or swingingthe same up lor downto facilitate drapingof the display figure tol allow inter- 'change of arms'iof'dierent shapes. In each n specification of Letters Patent. Application/mea April e, 1918. seriaiino. 227,130.

' nut 19, a v spring 20, nut 19 can be reached through the bottom of Patented' July 1c, l1918.

*shoulder 12 of the display figure 11 is secured a block 15 of wood or other suitable material, and on the face of this block 15 bears `a shoulder plate 16, preferably in the form of 'a disk having a hub 17 mounted to turn centrally in the block 15. OnV the hub 17 is secured one endof a bolt' 18 extending through the block l5 and projecting beyond the rear face of the block, las plainly indi cated in Fig. 3. On the inner end of the bolt 18 screws a wing nut 19 against which abuts one end of a coil spring 20 seated on the rear j face of the block 15. By the arrangement described the spring 20 exerts an inward pressure on the nut 19 of the bolt 18, and as the latter is secured to the hub 17 of the shoulder plate 16 itis evident that the latter is in firm frictional contact with the outer face of the block 15. By adjusting the wing desiredtension can be given to the it being understood that the wing the hollow display figure 11 whenever it is desiredto adjust the tension of the spring 20.

The outer' face of the shoulder plate 16 is flushv with the corresponding side of the shoulder 12, and on the outer face of the shoulder plate 16 fits an arm plate 25 secured by screws 26 to the arm 10, the outer face of the arm plate 25 being flush with the upper 1 end of the arm 10. The arm plate 25 is provided with a central recess 27 above which is located a bayonet slot 28, and a cut-out portion 29 is larranged on the bottom of the plate'25 diametrically `opposite the bayonet a slot 28. VThe bayonet slot 28 is adapted to be engaged Vby a headed stud 30 secured to the shoulder plate 16, and a similar headed stud 31 on the shoulder plate 16 is adapted to engage the cut-out portion 29 to detachably fasten thearm plate 25 in position on 'ihe shoulder plate 16, as plainly indicated in The central recess 27 in the arm plate 25 is'engaged by a pin 35 mounted to slide centrally in the shoulder plate 16 and provided with a Vcollar 36 slidably fitting the hub 17. A spring 37 is arranged within the hub 17 and rests withone end on the inner end of thebolt 18 and presses with its other end against the collar 36 to hold the pin 35 in engagement with the recess 27 thus preventing accidental ldetachment of the arm plate 25 from the shoulder plate 16. i

It willl be noticed that when an up or down'swinging motion is given to the arm i posite the said bayonet slot, headed studs on the said shoulder plate and engaging the said bayonet slot and said cut-out portion, and a spring-pressed pin held in the shoul der plate and engaging the said central recess.

7. An arm adjusting device, comprising a supporting block fixed in a shoulder of a display igure, a spring-pressed shoulder plate mounted to turn on the block and held against the face thereof by the tension of the spring of the plate, an arm plate Xed on an arm of the display iigure, the said arm plate being provided With a bayonet slot and a marginal cut-out portion, and headed studs on the said shoulder plate, one of the studs being engaged by the said bayonet slot and the other stud being engaged by the said cut-out portion, the said 'bayonet slot having its enlarged portion provided With a beveled Wall at the rear face of the plate.

EMIL THEO. PALMENBERG.

copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi' ZPatents, Washington, D. G. 

